I can't believe I ever missed this. I really wish you could bring it home. It seems as though it's made to unlock some secret safe or something. Only because after you tell it where to go he stands up and uses his two front legs. I know it most likely has no role but why tease us with it. Has anyone found anything on this.

Gah, I tried using it for like five minutes then got bored and gave up.

Thanks. I had already checked there but I thought maybe for once there was a hidden meaning behind something.
Oh well I guess not.

I though maybe you could use this to control the mechanical spiders in the Dwarven ruins, seems you can only use it to control the one spider in the labratory. I actually had fun with it though killed at least 3 guards before it was destroyed.

I believe it's purpose is to allow you to kill the guards with the spider without being noticed, in case some players have a hard time executing a sneak attack or something.

may be more rp since TG don't want to kill ppl, so u use spider to distract guards so you can sneak past them

Oh! It kills the guards. Had no clue. I didn't pick up the rod first time around, I thought it was one of those quest items that you can never get rid of if you grab it before your supposed to.